Smapti
July 27, 2021, 8:22am
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“I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” by Jim Steinman (with some guy named Meat Loaf on main vocals) is a pretty solid example.
Will you raise me up?
Will you help me down?
Will you get me right out of this Godforsaken town?
Will you make it all a little less cold?
I can do that!
Will you cater to every fantasy I got?
Will you hose me down with holy water, if I get too hot! (HOT)?
Will you take me places I’ve never known?
Now I can do that!
After a while you’ll forget everything
It was a brief interlude and a midsummer night’s fling
And you’ll see that its time to move on
I won’t do that
I know the territory
I’ve been around
It’ll all turn to dust
And we’ll all fall down
And sooner or later you’ll be screwing around
I won’t do that
No, I won’t do that
You are absolutely correct. I didn’t read the OP close enough.
I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
The Flying Burrito Brother’s version of “Do Right Woman”.
For once, this isn’t Rickrolling. Rick Astley, Never Gonna Give You Up.
And this is also fairly obvious, but the rest of the lyrics do describe a man promising to be a good partner in a pretty healthy, realistically loving relationship:
This made me laugh, but you’re right! I’m surprised by how well the 500 miles song fits this theme, too, once I looked up the lyrics.
Specifically a good lover: Tenacious D, Fuck Her Gently
bobot
June 12, 2022, 1:12am
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Townes Van Zandt “If I Needed You”
It’s Randy Newman, so it might be a little suspect.
Randy Newman is a God among men. When Harry Nillson does an entire album of covers of your music…you’re doing something right.
Johnny Cash, I walk the line.